film vs prick

film

verb
  • To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle. 

  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

  • To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. 

noun
  • A medium used to capture images in a camera. 

  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb. 

  • A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. 

  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 

prick

verb
  • To pierce or puncture slightly. 

  • To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing. 

  • To aim at a point or mark. 

  • To incite, stimulate, goad. 

  • To shoot without killing. 

  • To make acidic or pungent. 

  • To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness. 

  • To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse. 

  • To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine. 

  • To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up. 

  • To form by piercing or puncturing. 

  • To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart). 

  • Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals. 

noun
  • An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. 

  • A small pointed object. 

  • The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. 

  • The footprint of a hare. 

  • The penis. 

  • Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. 

  • A small roll of yarn or tobacco. 

  • A feeling of remorse. 

  • A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. 

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